A Senate commission approves Lula's Justice Minister to be a Supreme Court judge | Video

Brasilia, December 13 (EFE).- A commission of the Brazilian Senate supported this Wednesday the nomination of the Minister of Justice, Flávio Dino, to be one of the eleven judges of the Supreme Court and that of the deputy attorney general Paulo Gonet to be attorney general, both proposed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva,.

CAMERA: ALEX MIRKHAN.

FOOTAGE: RESOURCES FROM THE MEETING AND STATEMENTS BY FLÁVIO DINO, MINISTER OF JUSTICE AND PAULO GONET, ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL OF BRAZIL.

TRANSLATION:

Flavio Dino:

"Discretion and consideration are essential duties of a magistrate, unlike the way politicians act. The functions are difernet. And having worked in all of them, I understand the professional ethics of each of them."

"I have an undeniable commitment to the harmony of powers. It is our duty to guarantee that independence is preserved, but above all harmony. Controversies are normal, they are part of the plural life of society, but they cannot be in any way or "They can be paralyzing and inhibiting of institutions."

Paulo Gonet:

"Regarding the role of the Public Ministry in the area of freedom of expression, what I can say is that the Public Ministry will always try to preserve all fundamental rights and freedoms, but we know that fundamental rights often conflict with other values constitutional, and deserve to be weighed."

Metadata

Date: 13/12/2023 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Politics
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 176 seconds
Reference: 55012517742
Relevance: Normal